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Screen a listBeacon Light Mission
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$788krevenue
FY2025 · +114% in 3 yrs5staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin29.9%
Months of reserve20.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.9%
Middle half of peersMedianBeacon Light Mission
Where the money goes FY2025 · $553k spent
Programs$408k74%Management and general$48k9%Fundraising$97k18%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$93k in FY2023 and −$140k in FY2024. Cash covers 20.9 months, above the peer median of 5.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 12% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort11funders
$89ka year, last 3 years
45%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Oarsmen FoundationEvery year since FY2017$10k$10k$10k$20k$40k$40k$40kCarl E Wynn FoundationOn and off$5k$5k$5k$10k$35k$20kThurston Charitable FoundationSince FY2022$5k$4kSai Shiva Charitable TrSince FY2020$352$352$753$1kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1k$12k$26k$15k$18k$19k$32k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund